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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 | Can the headlight bezel and grille be polished?
I recently got my truck painted.I would like to keep original parts on it if I can. I don't want to put them back on if they can't be polished.
Any tips to polish or restore? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 660 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 660 | Depending on the year. I have used Brasso on my 50' truck light bezels, hub caps and bumpers. Huge, huge improvement. I used 00 & 0000 steel wool . Maybe try a tiny piece on inside as a test. Good luck.
1950 Chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 24 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 24 | Had success using 0000 steel wool and Never Dull. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,272 | 0000 steel wool works great on chrome. I wouldn't use it on stainless or nickle plate.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 | Thanks for the video. That looked like new! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 Cruisin' in the Passing Lane | | Cruisin' in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 | Thanks for the video. That looked like new! I agree, that was a very helpful video. I saved the link and I will use that technique on my bezels and other stainless trim. Thank you DADS 50 and you 65chevyc10 for asking!
Cruisin' in the Passing LaneFormer owner of a 1954 3100 w/Hydra-Matic"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge." - Confucius | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 38 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 38 | If stainless AND not dented (or heavily scratched somehow) Never Dull or Blue Magic Metal Polish Cream (Blue Magic better IMO). Some elbow grease with the Blue Magic will yield the same results as shown in the video link and for headlight trim and narrow moldings I find it to be as fast as mechanical polishing (approx 1 1/2 hours to polish out all four dog dish caps on my daughters '65 Rambler BUT does take more work). For chrome I'd stick with something that specifically states it is for chrome plating (Blue Magic is but I've only used on stainless). | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 86 | Thanks! I haven't heard of Blue Magic,but will give it a try,since I have to buy a can anyway. | | |
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